Measuring Productivity

Today Steve wonders if the data professionals out there measure themselves on the job.

Tracking All the Queries

Updating the Data API Builder

I was updating my session for the Data API Builder (DAB) recently, mostly to work with the MCP server capabilities. As I was trying to get this working, I...

A Daily Report from Claude

Redgate had some Claude training recently, which I went through as my knowledge has been gained in bits and pieces and is fragmented. I wasn’t sure I’d get a...

Getting Database MaiL Profiles

Monday Monitor Tips: Configuring Access to the MCP Server

I have been experimenting with MCP servers in a few ways, including the Redgate Monitor MCP Server. It took me a few tries, and some help from engineers to...

Preserving Data

Today Steve has a few comments on backups and your ability to get to a restore in the event of an issue with your provider.

A New Word: Gnossienne

gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private and mysterious inner life. One of the things I’ve learned throughout my life is that...

Accessing the Data API Builder MCP Server from VS Code

I recently started playing with the MCP Server for SQL Server, which is a part of the Data API Builder (DAB). I’m not sure why there wasn’t a separate...

Collecting Data Is Hard

The growth of AI systems might have another victim: our data itself.